Nursery-chair



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W. HOLDEN,

NURSERY CHAIR.

No. 331,748. Patented Dec. 1, 1885.

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WILLIAM HOLDEN, OF BALDVVINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

NURSERY-CHAIR.

SFECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,748, dated December1, 1885.

Application filed April 23, 1884. Serial No. 199,003. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM HOLDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baldwinsville, Worcester county, Massachusetts, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in a Childs Combined Carriage andChair, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to a combined childs carriage and chair, andhas for its ob ject to simplify and cheapen the construction, and torender the same strong and durable; and to these ends it consists in theconstruction and the combination of parts hereinafter particularlydescribed,and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of one form of myinvention,showing the parts in position for use as a carriage. Fig. 2 isa vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing thecarriage represented in the above figures converted into a chair. Figs.4 and 5 represent an arrangement of double levers for connecting theseat with the supportingbars.

The letter A designates two supports, runners, or bars, preferablycurved, as shown, from front to rear and connected by rounds to at ornear opposite ends, and provided at both ends with wheels or rollers Band O, the rollers 0 being of greater diameter than roller B. To thesesupports, bars, or runners A there are connected by rounds b thesupports A, which are connected to each other by rounds a, near oppositeends, and all together form asupport for the seatD. This seat iscomposed of the base E, back F, and side arms, G, and is held to thesupports A and A by means of jointed links H, the long arms 0 of whichare pivoted by screws or other suitable means to the inside of supportsA, preferably near one end, and the short arms 0 rigidly to the seat byscrews or other suitable means, as is shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive.The seat is further held to said supports against lateral movement bypins (1, projecting from beneath the seat and entering perforations madetherefor in the supports,and also by a spring catch or tongue, I,secured to the seat at or near its rear end and formed with aperforation, e, to receive the beveled-face catch-pin f on one side ofthe round a. The spring-catch holds the seat firmly to the supports Aand prevents it from rising up. The links H permit the seat to beshifted from the upper sides of the horizontally-disposed supports A tothe ends of the four vertically-disposed supportsA A, when the latterare in position to serve as standards or legs for the high chair made byshifting'the seat, as is shown in Fig. 3. It will be obvious that thisconversion of the carriage into a high chair is effected by turning theseat at right angles to the position it was in when the structure wasused as a carriage.

In the position of the seat indicated in Figs. 2 and a the pins (Zthereof enter sockets made in the ends of the supports A, and thespring-clasp I engages with the beveled-face catch-pinf on the round ain the same manner that it engaged with pin f. It will thus be observedthat the single springclasp is made to discharge the same function inthe same way in the two positions of the chair. WV hen the carriage isthus converted into a chair,the rollers B serve as casters to slide thechair about on, and the rollers O serve to brace the seat againstlateral strain, as it will be observed that the seat fits down betweenthem, so as to bring them on opposite sides thereof.

By the construction described the carriage is rendered simple and madestrong, and the top and bottom supports and end rounds form a railingfor an infant to hold onto and lean against,and be kept from fallingwhile moving the carriage about in learning to walk. The seat can bereadily shifted back and forth to change the carriage to a chair or achair back to the carriage, and thelevers guide it steadily while beingshifted from one portion to another, so that it is carried directly toits proper place.

A modification is represented in Figs. 4 and 5, and consists in theemployment of double sets of links, the auxiliary links not shown in theother figures being designated by the letters HZand being connected withthe rear-pop tion of the under side of the chair-seat and the upper orend round or cross-piece that connects the legs or standards of thechair structure. In this construction the seat can be carried around theangle or shifted from one into the other position with a perfectlysteady motion, confining the rear of the seat as well as the frontalmost as though the seat were pivoted on a center. The pins andperforations for holding the seat may, with this latter arrangement, bedispensed with. Apush-handle may be attached to the back of the seat andhang down behind the upright chair, or such handle can be pivoted to thelower part of the rear legs and be fastened up under or near the seat,soas to be swung out when the structure is used as a carriage.

In all the constructions illustrated the seat on the carriage will reston the sides of the support,and thus have a firm and solid foundation,and when the carriage is converted into a chair will rest upon the endsof the supports.

The carriage may be made of any suitable material and in any designdesired.

A step and a table may be added, if desired but as such forms no part ofmy invention and can be applied by any skilled mechanic I do notillustrate the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The combinationof the two pairs of legs A A, rigidly connected together by rounds, themovable seat D, the short arms 0, rigidly attached to the bottom of theseat,adjacent to the front thereof, the long arms 0, pivoted at one endto the short arms, and at the other end pivoted to the legs A, foradjusting the seat from the ends of the legs to the sides of the legs A,substantially as described.

2. The combination of the two pairs of legs A A, rigidly connected byrounds, and the front and rear top rounds provided with catchpins ff,the seat D, the short arms c,rigidly attached to the under side of theseat-bottom, adjacent to front thereof, the long arms 0,pivoted to theshort arms and to the legs A, for adjusting the seat flOllithe ends ofthe legs to the edge of the legs A, and a fastening device, I, on therear edge of the seat for engaging the catch-pins to hold the seateither on the ends or the sides of the legs, substantially as described.

3. A childs chair and carriage consisting of the following elements, towit: a pair of legs, A, each provided at both ends with rollers, a pairof legs, A, rigidly connected with the legs Aby rounds, a seat, D, theshort arms c,rigidly attached to the seat-bottom, and the long arms a,pivoted to the rigid arms and to the legs A, for adjusting the seat fromthe ends to the sides of the legs and retaining it in either position,substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM HOLDEN.

Witnesses: I

(J. A. TENNEY, G. S. DICKINSON.

